Where does “salah” come from?
salah (English) comes from Arabic صلاة, from Arabic صَلَاة, from Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬܐ, from Aramaic צלותא — prayer.
salah (English): Alternative form of salat
Definitions
- Alternative form of salat
Ancestry of “salah”, step by step
salah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic صلاة
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | صلاة | verbal noun of صَلَّىٰ; prayer in general;... |
| 2 | Arabic | صَلَاة | prayer; salat, prayer |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܨܠܘܬܐ | prayer; temple, sanctuary; reconciliation,... |
| 4 | Aramaic | צלותא | prayer |
via Malay salah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | salah | false, wrong; A violation of God's will or... |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | salah | wrong, false |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | salaq | wrong, in error |